Maybe a few particularly consequential world leaders, but most of us? No.
ngl I don’t know if the earth will even be inhabitable in 600 years
Yeah true, to be remembered we need someone alive to remember us
The vast, vast majority of people are forgotten within 100 years. Pretty much need to be in an extremely high position where records are kept, like presidents, or do something extraordinarily positive or negative.
I strongly doubt anyone reading this post will be remembered after the people they met or interacted with directly have died.
Or be a really shitty copper merchant
Yeah, weird random chance makes a huge difference. Otzi was probably well known, but only hyper-regionally. Lucy was basically just an unusually smart animal, and that was millions of years ago.
And just because you’re forgotten for a bit doesn’t mean you won’t come back into style.
Hmm. So if you want 15 minutes of fame a long time from now, what’s some weird easter egg you can leave?
Buttplug
Archeologists actually dig up a lot of sex toys, believe it or not. That won’t get you noticed.
A time capsule with something that nobody else will think to preserve might do it. Way too many preserve things the future is actually meh about. I wonder if a weird data footprint might be even better at this point. Like, if you filled out some official form thousands of times just for fun, and someone a long time from now is doing analysis and turns it into a meme.
You never know, look at Ea Nasir.
Copper is so reusable, any of you could be currently affected by the poor quality
